A MOTHER has spoken of the frightening moment she came face to face with an intruder at her Shepperton home.

The woman, who does not want to be identified for fear of repercussions, was ironing at her home in the Squires Bridge Road area of Shepperton at around 2.30pm last Thursday (April 18) when she looked outside and saw a man in a black hooded top in her garden.

She initially thought it was her nephew, caught out in the torrential rain, and stepped outside to let him in.

But to her horror she then became aware of a second man on the patio at the back.

The mother of two, who is in her 40s, said: “I went running outside because I thought it was my nephew. I hadn’t noticed the other guy on the patio trying to break in.

“I shouted and screamed at them to get away from my house. I was so frightened.”

She called the police and gave them a description of the pair. The woman added: “It was really scary. I would never have gone outside if I had known someone was on the patio.”

This was one of three reports of intruders in the same road that day. Two men were seen knocking on doors and in the gardens of a number of properties.

A Surrey Police spokesman said officers arrived at Squires Bridge Road promptly, adding: “Enquiries were made, however all properties were found to be secure.

"The men, one white and one mixed race, were both described as being in their 20s and wearing dark blue clothing.

“The Safer Neighbourhood Team is aware and is liaising with the local Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator to inform residents.

“High visibility patrols are being carried out in the area.”

Residents are urged to report any suspicious behaviour to the police on 101, or on 999 if a crime is in progress.